Aug. 26 Oregon grocery store workers strike over gender pay gap and low wages Oregon and southwest Washington grocery store workers joined the United Food and Commercial Workers to vote…
Portland community mourns death of PSU student Logan Nettleton
UPDATED September 12, 2019 The Portland community mourns the death of 19-year-old Portland State student Logan Nettleton, who was fatally shot inside her home at 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 30…
Portland State Community calls for Student Fee Committee members to step down
Multiple members of the Portland State Student Fee Committee provided statements at an open public forum on Aug. 27 addressing contentious comments made on an Instagram photo. Committee members Fouad…
Patriot Prayer gathers in support of Joey Gibson
Approximately 20 Patriot Prayer supporters gathered on Aug. 27 outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to show support for Joey Gibson before his hearing. A handful of counter-protesters were present…
Hill to Hall Aug. 21–24
Aug. 21: Portland to help immigrants through new Universal Reception legal program Portland’s new legal assistance program—named Universal Reception—provides free legal aid to immigrants and those wanting to apply for…
PSU study estimates 38,000 houseless on streets of Portland Metro
A new study out of Portland State’s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative and the Joint Office of Homeless Services found approximately 38,000 people experienced houselessness in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas…
Police, far-right and far-left groups all claim victory in Portland rally
The Portland Police Bureau, far-left and far-right groups all claimed victory in a long-awaited rally that took place on Aug. 17, where over 1,000 far-right and far-left demonstrators took to…
Student Fee Committee holds public forum following diversity controversy
The Portland State Student Fee Committee is facing controversy following comments by PSU community members on the lack of cultural diversity in student government. An Instagram photo posted to the…
Hill to Hall Aug. 13–17
Aug. 13: New Oregon law requires all commercial eggs to be cage-free Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill on Aug. 12, which will require that all eggs produced or sold…
PSU community mourns deaths of Deante Strickland and Lane Christopher Martin
The Portland State community continues to mourn the death of standout athlete Deante Strickland, who was fatally shot on the afternoon of Aug. 2 at his grandmother’s home in Northeast…
Mayor Ted Wheeler assembles coalition to denounce violence at Portland protests
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler held a coalition at 10 a.m. on Aug. 14 at Pioneer Courthouse Square to denounce the violence at recent protests between far-right and far-left groups. The…